Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Zakes in Japanese

ゼイクス

Zakes, when pronounced "zayks", is ゼイクス (zeikusu) in katakana.

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Zakes Family is My Life," "Zakes Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Zakes Family Is My Life
Zakes Family Is My Life zayks ゼイクス Zakes in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zakes Family Is My Life
Zakes Family Is My Life zayks ぜいくす Zakes in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Zakes Family Bonds Are Forever
Zakes Family Bonds Are Forever zayks ゼイクス Zakes in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Zakes Family Bonds Are Forever
Zakes Family Bonds Are Forever zayks ぜいくす Zakes in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Zakes Japanese Tattoo Designs

Zakes in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Zakes in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Zakes in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Zakes, when pronounced zayks, is ゼイクス (zeikusu) in katakana and ぜいくす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Zakes in Katakana (Vertical)
Zakes katakana, vertical
Zakes in Katakana (Horizontal)
Zakes katakana, horizontal
Zakes in Hiragana (Vertical)
Zakes hiragana, vertical
Zakes in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Zakes hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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